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SPEAK YOUR VUES WITH THE VUES MASTER HAMAS Dear Vues Master: Hamas shooting rockets at Jerusalem is not because: (1) Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policies. (2) President Biden reinstated aid to…
SPEAK YOUR VUES WITH THE VUES MASTER SMOKING Dear Vues Master: A man smoking a pipe was asked what pleasure he derives from it. “I don’t smoke for pleasure….
YOU TUBE Dear Vues Master: Jewish Music Superstar Ari Goldwag posted on his facebook page a question this past Sunday that I thought was very interesting. He asked how often…
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RETURN TO ME Dear Vues Master: When a train filled with a large transport of Jewish prisoners arrived at one of the Nazi killing centers, many Polish gentiles came out…
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CTV COLOR WARS! Dear Editor: I went to the Camp Expo recently held in the Palace and it got me thinking again about the good ole days back in Camp…
BLM Dear Editor: There’s no question that rela- tions between the frum com- munity and the black commu- nity have been strained, at best, for decades. I am not suggest-…
TECHELIES Dear Editor: I read with interest your article on Techeiles last week. The Brisker Rav said that his father R. Chaim once told him that the Sfas Emes answered…
IDENTICAL REVISITED Dear Editor: Yes, people share their views with multiple outlets. However, they usually do not write an *identical* message. For example, a letter written to an editor typically…
CAMPING Dear Editor: “The Governor’s announcement that day camps can open is a good first step. We can celebrate once we review the details and camp directors confirm that they…
ZIONISM Dear Editor: Shavuot & Zionism 2020 eBook Now Available for Free (NEW YORK) Herut North America, a leading American Zionist organization has developed an inspirational new Shavuot holiday anthology…
MINYANIM Dear Editor: I have seen certain Shuls reopening with a questionnaire of if you have antibodies you can join if not one should stay home. Isn’t that punishing all…
MASK Dear Editor: Please wear a mask or face covering when you go outside. Even if you are following social distancing, it can’t hurt to have extra protection against Covid-19….
CORONA Dear Editor, In the past few weeks, for all people, it has been hard economically, socially and emotionally. When Coronavirus first broke out in the world, many politicians in…
CORONA Dear Editor, In the past few weeks, for all people, it has been hard economically, socially and emotionally. When Coronavirus first broke out in the world, many politicians in…
YOM HASHOAH Dear Editor: A leading American Zionist organization has developed an inspirational new anthology and guidebook for observing Yom HaShoah that is now being offered for free. The collection…
TEFFILIN ON CHOL HAMOED Dear Editor: I have a problem. My Father in Law keeps on calling me a goybecause I wear tefillin on Chol Hamoed. I saw in an…
J STREET HAGADDAH Dear Editor: Every spring, the Jewish community is treated to a colorful variety of new editions of the Passover Haggadah. There’s something for everybody—you can find Haggadahs…
TUITION Dear Editor So for those paying for your kids’ Yeshivas…. what are you doing going forward? Most Yeshivas probably won’t open till September. The teachers are doing an amazing…
TREAT OTHERS PROPERLY Dear Editor: With the rise of the Far-Right and Radical-Right, we not only have been experiencing the growth of “Survival-of-the-Fittest” Social Darwinist ideology in today’s national Republican Party…
Corona Virus Dear Editor: Lets think protection instead of panic Friends Yesterday , it was reported that three yeshiva’s in Westchester have been closed due to a parent in…
COUNCILMAN CHAIM DEUTSCH’S CAMPAIGN Dear Friends, Since announcing my candidacy for United States Congress six weeks ago, I have been honored and overwhelmed by the support from people across New…
DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL REVISITED Dear Editor: I challenge you to find one single source that says it is assur to get drunk on grape juice. Otherwise, don’t go acting like you’re…
FELDER HELPS SPECIAL ED STUDENTS Dear Editor: “How Did This Happen??” Felder Charges Corruption In Albany today, at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the ‘20-’21 Executive Budget, Senator Simcha…
GREAT EDITION OF THE VUES Dear Editor: You did a really good job on the Tzitzis Vues edition. Someone I know now is looking for yarmulka and tzitzis. It is truly amazing…
DEAL OF THE CENTURY Dear Editor: “Within the ‘Deal Of The Century’ the Trump Administration’s reported proposal to create a tunnel corridor linking Hamas-run Gaza to the Palestinian Authority-run territories would…
MIRACLES IN REAL LIFE Dear Editor: Recently, I attended a wedding from a friend whom I have known for about 40 years. The wedding was so inspiring that I am…
CHANGE YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION Dear Editor, If you are registered to vote as a Republican, Conservative, Independent, or unaffiliated to a party in New York State, this message is for…
National Wealth Tax To The Editor: This might surprise you, but in 1999 Donald Trump proposed the passage of a “National Wealth Tax” of 14.25% on all individuals with a…
PROGRAM NEEDED Dear Editor: Looking for a program for a blind man in Flatbush. Trying to find a shiur and/or with activities or lunch for someone who didn’t grow up…
MONSEY TRAGEDY Dear Editor: My heart shudders at the thought of what must have gone through the mind of the person who perpetrated the monsey stabbings. Of course we will…
ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL Dear Editor: Senator Felder, joined by Assemblyman Eichenstein and Councilmembers Deutsch and Yeger, held an active shooter drill training for school administrators representing tens of thousands of…
AMAZING NEW APP Dear Editor: I’m all excited about the new OU All Daf app. I’m just worried that it’s going to be hard for me to use. I’m not the…
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN Dear Editor: I want people to know why I am becoming a “liberal/progressive” REPUBLICAN: Too many national Democrats who are women come across to me as being “anti-men” and…
BE HUMBLE, BE KIND! Dear Editor, I just got this from my Floridian old friend Eli Ginsburg. This is as POWERFUL as it gets. There were times I’d put just…
A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER: Dear Reader, I want it to be very clear that the opinion of the Speak Your Vues has NOTHING to do with the opinion of…
JUST ANOTHER TAX REVISITED Dear Editor: In last week’s paper, a reader wrote “Social Security is a tax on the poor. It takes from those who die young to give to…
JUST ANOTHER TAX Dear Editor: Social Security is a tax on the poor. It takes from those who die young to give to the long-lived. Stan J Editor’s Note: That…
IMPEACHMENT Dear Editor: Last week, Democrats voted to officially begin an Impeachment inquiry. Democrats claimed it was only a vote to begin the 2nd stage of the inquiry, but to most…
SQUEEZING ISRAEL Dear Editor: “Our aid is not intended to be a blank check,” J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami, stated on October 27, at the organization’s annual conference. This type…
YARMULKA RULE Dear Editor: This past Yom Tov one of my son’s friends came over to the house for a play date and he told us that his Yeshiva does not…
THREE DINNER GUESTS Dear Editor: I enjoyed your 3 dinner guest question very much. My entire family went around the Shabbos table this past Friday night & everyone said their 3…
SENATOR FELDER SPONSORS BILL Dear Editor: Senator Felder is co-sponsoring legislation to combat the rampant problem of robocalls. It prohibits any person or entity from generating robocalls to any telephone number…
DON’T FORGET BABY Dear Editor: I too am pleased to hear that carmakers will have a built-in reminder to take the baby out. But my theory is why not (for…
NEW PAPER REVISITED Dear Editor: I really think that the new paper in Boro Park, the Boro Park View is wrong for stealing your name. You guys have been in Boro…
DID THE JEWISH VUES START ANOTHER PAPER? Dear Editor: Last week I was walking down the street I saw another stand with a paper the name was the views at…
EXCESSIVE TICKETS Dear Editor: I don’t understand why we are being ticketed excessively. They are making us change our License plates and we need to pay for it. How come…
GUN CONTROL Dear Editor: Do you actually think the solution to Mass Shootings is gun control? How about Drugs? Do you think making things like Heroin illegal, solves its abuse?!?…
OPENING UP SHOP Dear Editor: Rumor has it that the Five Towns Vaad did not permit grocery stores to open before chatzot/midday on Tisha B’av. This happened last year as…
REGULAR POLITICS Dear Editor: Rebuttals and responses to political opponents used to be an accepted part of democracy, now it is just plain “racist”. If you watched last weeks Democratic…
FLUORIDE NOT NEEDED REVISITED Dear Editor: Flouride in our water is not a waste as can be seen by families I know who lived in Brooklyn for quite some time…
Sefer Torah Dedication Dear Editor: I wish to express my outrage at the abuse of the sefer Torah dedication honoring Alan Dershowitz at 770 Eastern Parkway recently (Jewish Vues cover story, June, 19-25 issue). …
CORRECTION! Dear Editor: Thanks for printing my recent letter (see below) on p.63 of your current issue. There was a problem however, with the title given to it in the paper, which was “JUDAISM…
UPDATE YOUR IMMUNIZATIONS Dear Editor: I hope that everybody is aware that Sullivan County is being very strict this summer about allowing anybody to work or stay upstate if they cannot…
SHEITEL PRICES Dear Editor: The situation concerning the price of sheitels today is completely out of hand. Every woman would like to look attractive and pretty and in order to do…
LOWER COSTS Dear Editor: EpiPens currently cost over $600. People with severe allergies face real challenges, but affordable access to lifesaving treatment tops the list. On Thursday, May 30, the NY…
DEVASTATING MEASLES CASE Dear Editor: The last day of Yom Tov should have been a wonderful ending to a beautiful Pesach in Israel. Instead, it turned into a nightmare no parent…
SEFIRAT HAOMER Dear Editor: I have noticed lately that many people do not take the observance of Sefirat Haomer as seriously as years past. It has come to my attention…
FLATBUSH SHOMRIM To the Wonderful Members of Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol: To everyone who reads this, there are not enough words to express my gratitude to you all. On the…
LOVE THE JEWISH VUES Dear Editor: I love reading the Jewish Vues, and with this new change it has some ups and downs, the Vues was always unique because of…
KUMZITZ CANCELLED Dear Editor: Things are getting too extreme. In Lakewood they cancelled a Kumzitz for bochurim for Bein Hazmanim which included a siyum. I feel that we’ve got to…
NEW LOOK Dear Editor: Kudos to you for changing and upgrading your paper. I have been picking up a copy of The Vues for at least 25 years now and I…
ANTI-ISRAEL SENTIMENTS Dear Editor: What is happening to the Democrat party it is becoming anti-Israel. They refused to join Aipac. Does the fact that AOC and Ilhan Omar winning seats…
SPAM PHONE CALLS REVISITED Dear Editor: The reason to stay on the phone with scammers is that when you waste their time, it takes away time that they could use…
CROCKPOT SHOW Dear Editor: I’m wondering if you can give me some contact information for Mr. P. Lurkowitz. I would like to hire him to come entertain at an event,…
CROCKPOT SHOW Dear Editor: I’m so impressed with the crockpot show! As the editor’s notes said last week that it is great that we have these forms of kosher entertainment…
INTERESTING INTERVALS Dear Editor: For some reason, I made this discovery yesterday. Count 28 years from beginning of World War 2. 1939 to 1967 – you get the 6 day…
SHIDDUCH CRISIS REVISITED Dear Editor: In your response to this letter you point out that the shidduch resume is simply a collection of facts. However, I find that the resume…
PROMOTE AHAVAS CHINAM REVISITED Dear Editor: While I am all for the promotion of Ahavas Chinam I disagree with your methods. I thought I was alone in the distasteful feeling…
PROMOTE AHAVAS CHINAM Dear Editor: I picked up the Vues this week, looking forward to a calm, relaxing, and enjoyable read, when a horrible sight greeted me on the front…
VACCINATIONS REVISITED Dear Editor: This month’s ZMAN magazine features a whole article about the doctor who falsely claimed that taking the shot for the Measles causes autism. Hopefully the Anti…
TERRIBLE DISEASE REVISTED Dear Editor: I really just wanted to thank Mr. Borislav for his amazing letter. I hate to say it, but every single part of that letter is…
TERRIBLE DISEASE Dear Editor: There’s something truly horrible running rampant throughout our Yeshivos in Flatbush. No, it’s not problems with the Board of Ed, or the Measles, or even climate…
ATTENTION MR. EREKAT Dear Editor: Mr Erekat, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), you blasted US Secretary of State Pompeo, and wrote: “Mr. Pompeo, do you think that Arabs have…
WORK AND EARN IT Dear Editor: I am tired of the government taking my money to help illegals. Enough is enough. I’ve worked most of my life and paid my…
VACCINATION DEBATE REVISITED Dear Editor: The anti vaxxers are still at it, despite a raging measles epidemic that has already cost some children their lives. Is it even an exaggeration…
TRUMP’S IMPULSIVITY Dear Editor: It seems like Trump can’t get anyone to work for him. He just got rid of James Mattis. We have a problem. The President is impulsive…
VACCINATIONS REVISITED Dear Editor: Thank you for printing my letter on neurodiversity. It was hard to write, and I’m sure it was hard for some readers to open their minds…
LITERARY EXPRESSION Dear Editor: I have long found the common poetic saying, “Roses are red, violets are blue”, to be highly deceptive. Here is a poem I wrote myself, in…
ANTI-VAXXERS REVISITED Dear Editor: Antivaxxers, in addition to spreading measles, are also creating another disease–autism. This is not to say that autism itself is caused by the antivaxxers, rather, the…
POST OFFICE MISTAKES Dear Editor: The other day I was talking to a friend of mine, and we spoke a little bit about the postal service in the United States,…
SPANKING REVISITED Dear Editor: It’s ridiculous how people talk like this generation invented violence. Real life violence existed long before violent films and video games. Sincerely, A peaceful citizen Editor’s…
TEFILLOS NEEDED FOR OUR BROTHERS Dear Editor: The war in Israel is escalating fast. We all need to say Tehillim and have in mind our brothers in Eretz Yisroel. David…
PITTSBURGH MASSACRE REVISITED Dear Editor: In response to your response last week Unfortunately, the time between shootings is never enough to allow us to discuss calmly. Robbie Y Editor’s Note: Hopefully this…
PITTSBURGH MASSACRE Dear Editor: With this massacre in Pittsburgh there is a rush to arm ourselves in every Shul. I believe there maybe more accidents this way; all you need…
GUN CONTROL REVISITED Dear Editor: To what extent does the government’s ability to enforce gun controls, as in the current law, actually reduce crime? Wondering Editor’s Note: This question needs…
SOLUTION Dear Editor: From what I read, Jews don’t support a two state solution or a one state solution in which the Arabs become Israeli citizens. What exactly do we…
PRAYER TO HASHEM Dear G-d, During the past month I blew a ram’s horn, ate a fish head, swung a chicken around my head, dressed in a suit and sneakers,…
CAUTION NEEDED Dear Editor: Please inform the heimishe oilem that when they cross the street at night to be extremely careful the drivers cannot see them since they wear black clothing Ignatz…
WATER CHARGES Dear Editor: I find that the price of water is rising constantly. Shouldn’t water be free? Soon thye will charge us for air. Yankel Gold Editor’s Note: By…
WELFARE SYSTEM Dear Editor: Wouldn’t the best welfare system be where all people received just enough to survive; a small apartment, just enough food to survive and basic medical care…
BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR Dear Editor: I know I’m probably reiterating what has been stated many times, but why is school starting SO LATE? Why are the girls still sitting…
BORUCH DAYAN HAEMES Dear Editor: Last week, there was a letter asking about whether Lipa Schmeltzer is planning a new CD. I am simply writing to point out that Lipa’s…
TIPPING COUNSELORS Dear Editor: It’s too late for this season, but I still want to voice my opinion on tipping counselors and other summer camp and day camp staff. Camp…
ENJOYING YOUR PAPER Dear Editor: Thanks for the question of “If u could have 3 dinner guests, who would you invite?” Nice answers. Btw, I like the short answers from…
TESTS Dear Editor: I have heard from countless lecturers that Hashem doles out nisyonos and tribulations that an individual can tolerate. Hashem does not dish out more than a person…
PROPOSAL REVISITED Dear Editor: I find it amusing the racism voiced by “editor” in response to a letter titled “Proposal”. The editors response to the letter was “liberals will always…
JEWISH MUSIC Dear Editor: What is going on with Jewish music today. It is so rocky and “beat”y that I feel like I am listening to non-Jewish music. My kids…
MOVING TO LAKEWOOD Dear Editor: Fine yidden are moving to Lakewood in droves from Brooklyn & beyond, mainly due to the more affordable housing market. BEWARE: Be sure to find…
SIYUM MANIA Dear Editor: I don’t understand the need to have a siyum during the nine days. It is not a life and death situation if you pass a whole…
VISITING DAY Dear Editor: Is there really a need for a Visiting Day 10 days after kids leave home and 10 days before they leave camp? All this causes…
VISITING DAY Dear Editor: Is there really a need for a Visiting Day 10 days after kids leave home and 10 days before they leave camp? All this causes is…
HARASSMENT Dear Editor: We now see Hasidim being harassed in Airmont once again. The last 3 times Airmont harassed Hasidim, the feds got involved but gave Airmont a slap on…
GRADUATION TIME REVISITED Dear Editor: Maybe all the students are good and the teachers use bad students as an excuse to take the easy way out. Sincerely, RebYidd23 Editor’s Note:…
GRADUATION TIME REVISITED Dear Editor: Do you flat out deny the existence of abusive and incompetent teachers and place the blame on the student? That’s a pretty horrible thing to…
Graduation time Dear Editor: Some graduate because of their teachers. Some graduate despite them. That is all. Thank you and have a nice day. Sincerely and respectfully, RebYidd23 Editor’s Note:…
PATIENCE PLEASE! Dear Editor: Recently, I watched an elderly BP woman using a walker, leave her apartment building with her aide. As she walked to her double-parked car service, a…
Healthful and Snobby? Dear Editor: People who eat tofu are always so snobby about it. They claim that they are the only ones who live a healthy lifestyle, and…
WHAT DID YOU HEAR Dear Editor: What is this new craze with Laurel and Yanni? Does it really matter? I heard even the White House chimed in. Is this what…
Moving the Embassy The embassy was opened in Yerushalayim. Does this mean Mashiach is close by? Whoever dreamed under Obama such a thing would happen? The world…
RACIAL PROFILING Dear Editor: The NYPD is still doing Profiling! They detained a guy because he’s black & was wearing a Make America Great Again Cap. Where’s the ACLU &…
USE OF CHILDREN Dear Editor: I was appalled when I saw how twisted the logic of the Arabs are when they fight. They will put anybody out there, in danger,…
DRIVER’S SEAT Dear Editor: When a wife and husband are going for a drive, who should drive, if both have driver’s licenses? Should they base their decision on their own…
EREV TAVSHILIN Dear Editor: On Erev Yom Tov, the second days of Pesach, I kept on getting reminders all day about making an Erev Tavshilin. Then on Thursday night I…
FOLDING HANDS Dear Editor: Is there a problem with folding your hands together (fingers of one hand between the fingers of the other hand)? I heard that is a…
ENOUGH SNOW Dear Editor: I can’t handle the snow anymore! This winter has been crazy. I can’t believe that I’m writing this to you at the end of March on…
TOYS R US CLOSING Dear Editor: I feel like we are losing some nostalgia. Every year after Pesach my parents would take me to buy an afikoman gift in Toys…
TRUMP IS A GIFT TO THE JEWS Dear Editor: It is a true bracha from shamayim that the biggest Oheiv Yisroel to sit in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump,…
FIRE PROTECTION Dear Editor: Every house should have a fire extinguisher handy in the kitchen in case of fire. We need to do the hishtadlus and protect our homes and…
MARCH MADNESS Dear Editor: It was just announced that the Yeshiva University Men’s Basketball Team (aka the “Maccabees”) has qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament (aka mini-March Madness)….
MINHAG HAMAKOM Dear Editor: Does the concept of minhag hamakom apply today? If it does, to what extent? Many times I go to Shuls and they say that the minhag…
OFFERING HELP TO A BAALAS SIMCHA REVISITED Dear Editor: I think the letter about helping the baalas simcha was spot on! I can truly understand what the letter writer was…
OFFERING HELP TO A BAALAS SIMCHA Dear Editor: As a busy working mother who Boruch Hashem has made a few simchos this year, I have been asked countless times by…
FOODIE Dear Editor: On occasion, I read a frum weekly newspaper or magazine & cannot believe that a frum writer would describe themselves as a Foodie.( I don’t remember who…
THANK YOU ANONYMOUS DONOR Dear Editor: I enjoyed dinner at Estihana with my family the other day. When I asked for the bill I was told that someone came in…
OPINION Dear Editor: Hi. I have a few points to make regarding “speak Your Vues.” First of all, why is this “moderator” whoever he is, anonymous? Is he a Rabbi…
WATCH YOUR SPEECH Dear Editor: I wonder if other people out there feel like me that I am the only one who seems to be tuned in to loshon hara…
BURIAL PLOT COMPLICATIONS Dear Editor: Rabbi Gil Student’s ‘Burial Plot Complications (12/30-01/05 issue)’ can be mostly solved if we were to adopt a different approach as to where people are…
FAMILY IN PAIN Dear Editor: I’ve been crying all week about the Azan family. Is it just me, but I feel that since Rubashkin’s sentence has been commuted all people…
CONSIDERATION IN DRIVING Dear Editor: I think people should be more careful not to splash pedestrians when driving through puddles. It is simple things like this that will bring Moshiach closer….
CIGARETTES KILL Dear Editor: Finally it is about time. If any of you use the New York Times for scrap paper, you will notice a couple days ago that there…
HANGING UP A SIGN Dear Editor: Is it okay to hang us a sign on my front door to ask the collectors not to come when I am eating supper…
TICKETING DRIVERS REVISITED Dear Editor: In response to your remarks about the police giving tickets to drivers who do not signal, I see many drivers in the left lane not…
RESPECT THE RABBONIM Dear Editor: I don’t get people nowadays. If the pope asked people to not look at their phones and most of them listen, why can’t any rav…
APPRECIATING SHUL Dear Editor: I’d like to chime in on the topic of stop the schlepping in Shul so there will be less talking. It is a shame that we…
LOOK OUT REVISITED Dear Editor: This is regarding your response to Ellie Weiner, who commented that drivers not signaling before making turns are guilty of creating danger, lack of derech…
LOOK OUT REVISITED Dear Editor: I know you like to give a “smart answer” but in this case I think it should have been more serious. Aside from the law that…
LOOK OUT Dear Editor: Be very careful when you drive in the 66th and 70th precincts. The police are issuing summons for not using the right and left signals –…
HEATED ELECTION Dear Editor: As many will likely be aware of, there is a very important and a very heated election going on in Borough Park. Yoni Hikind, Kalman Yeger…
OVEREATING ON YOM TOV Dear Editor: I ate so much over Yom Tov that I need to go on a serious diet. I need some good tips. Z. Stein Editor’s Note:…
MISTAKEN IDENTITY Dear Editor: On last week’s picture page you put in a picture of Rabbi Katz and said it was Rabbi Krausz. Please let your readers know that it…
GOING AWAY FOR YOM TOV Dear Editor: Last week someone wrote in a letter condemning those that go away for Rosh Hashana. I don’t see anyone complaining for those that…
NOT IN GOOD TASTE REVISITED Dear Editor: I read the letter sent last week about the shtick at weddings in amazement. I think I am pretty sensitive to tzniyus issues…
NOT IN GOOD TASTE Dear Editor: I am writing this after seeing something at the wedding of a Kallah who I know as a very eidl tzniuskike girl. My limud…
SHIDDUCH CRISIS Dear Editor: What are we doing to alleviate the shidduch crisis? There are many youg good girls who don’t even go out. They may get a date once…
THANKS Dear Editor: We have an abundant of appreciation to Mr. Dov Cohen of Dov Hikind’s office for helping us resolve the issue with our sidewalks vs. NYC. It is…
SIYUM IN NINE DAYS Dear Editor: I don’t understand how there could be so many siyumim in the nine days but during the rest of the year there are very…
HATZALAH IS THERE FOR US Dear Editor: I’m glad you let every one know in last weeks “Help Hatzalah Help Klal Yisrael” article last week by Ari Hirsch that Hatzalah…
SIMPLICITY IS MISSED Dear Editor: Baruch Hashem, the mountains are hopping this year. There are even a few new stores around, and it seems like plenty of people in them,…
FREE PAPER Dear Editor: I just picked up my first copy of The Vues today and I loved it! So many great ads and stories and sources of information! However,…
COUNTRY VUES Dear Editor: I just want to let you know how excited my family is every summer to get the Country Vues. We live in Queens all year and…
SEARS SUPPORTING PALESTINIANS Dear Editor: Are you for real?? Israel is perhaps the most democratic country in THE WORLD!!! When was the last time the news reported a terrorist incident by an…
SCHOOL SCHEDULE Dear Editor: Can somebody explain to me why girls do not have school on Sunday? If the boys have school, so should the girls. Nechie Y. Editor’s Note: It’s…
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRINT REVISITED Dear Editor: I was appalled at one of the letters in last week’s issue. I can’t believe you allowed a personal attack on one…
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRINT Dear Editor: In your latest article by Rabbi Steinfeld titled “Cooking for a Slave on Yom Tov”, you write the following: “…one may cook on…
STAND UP AGAINST TERRORISM Dear Editor: Dov Hikind (may he live healthy to 120) is leading the fight to keep the terrorist advocate Linda Sarsour from addressing the City College…
MODERN DAY AVODA ZARA Dear Editor: There were a few Jews who went to meet the Pope. Is there any problem with this? Is the Pope a representative of Avoda…
REVERSAL Dear Editor: Did you hear the news that Trump reversed Obama’s healthy lunch initiative? When will schools start serving chocolate milk and regular bread and pasta? Morah Feld Editor’s…
CONCERNED Dear Editor: I am extremely worried about North Korea. Is there a WWIII brewing? It is scary when we are dealing with such volatile leaders like Kim Jung and…
QUESTIONS ABOUT PESACH Dear Editor: Is quinoa kosher l’pesach? Does my pet food have to be kosher l’pesach? A.H. Editor’s Note: Please ask your local Orthodox Rabbi about the quinoa….
THIN MATZA Dear Editor: If most people prefer thin matza, then why don’t matza bakeries make them thin? It seems like there is a run on Chareidim matza every year…
REMEMBERING LOBO Dear Editor: I want to thank Alan Hirsch for putting out an incredible edition of The Vues last week. It was the best ever. All the stories that…
DRUNKENESS & DAMAGES Dear Editor: Please explain to me why people get drunk on Purim and cause damage to people’s houses? I am sure that these boys who get drunk might…
DRESS APPROPRIATELY REVISITED Dear Editor: In regard to last week’s letter, maybe those who daven Mincha-Maariv without hat and jacket feel it warranted and fits Aruch Hashulchan’s criteria, Oh Hachaim…
BAG TAX Dear Editor: I would like to thank Simcha Felder for preventing the bag tax from going into effect. What scares me is the governor’s justification of why he…
LANDING ON THE MOON Dear Editor: In response to the letter from Yoel Klein (January 21-27) in reference to last American Astronaut passing away, many theorists debunk any landing on…
GIMMEL AVEIROS REVISITED Dear Editor: Last week you responded to a letter by saying, “I personally believe that shaking a woman’s hand is not one of the three aveiros chamuros.”…
GIMMEL AVEIROS Dear Editor: You had an article in The Vues regarding the gimmel aveiros, the three sins a Jew is obligated to give up his life for rather than…
MODERN WORLD Dear Editor: Someone shared the following story with me and I thought it would be appropriate to share with all of you. A teacher comes home before suppertime;…
INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE ON OBAMA Dear Editor: This is certainly a different way to look at what is happening……………….. One 82-year-old lady loves Obama and she may…
TZEDAKAH REQUESTS Dear Editor: I am besieged daily with tzedakah envelopes. Am I required to give to every one of the organizations that send me an envelope? Are they all…
DONUT OVERLOAD Over Chanukah many of my friends had donut parties. They went to 10 or more bakeries throughout Brooklyn and bought a half dozen donuts in each bakery. After…
FLATBUSH ERUV REVISTED Dear Editor: If you want to know about the Flatbush eruv and who is responsible for it, or if it is checked, you are welcome to look…
FLATBUSH ERUV Dear Editor: To all those who continue to harass people who hold by the flatbush eruv. They have on whom to rely on. HARAV OVADIA YOSEF, HARAV MENASHE…
A RESPONSE TO MICHAEL –NOV 22 Dear Editor: As far as Zionism being “against the Torah according to our gedolim”……. In this week’s parsha, Toldot- Chazal teach us that when…
TO CELEBRATE OR NOT? Dear Editor: I would like to share with your readers the opinion of HaGaon HaRav Avigdor Miller z”tl regarding what our attitude should be towards the…
GARBAGE PAILS WITH COVER ONLY Dear Editor: On November 11, 2016, two talis and tefilin bags feel into a garbage bin in Brooklyn, NY. Every effort was done to find…
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT ELECT TRUMP Dear Trump: When Mayor DeBlasio comes begging for money for the city, please ask him why he needs more money since he has a…
WASTED VOTE REVISITED Dear Editor: I also believe that Dov Hikind made a mistake in not taking a stand in this most important election. However, I cannot agree with you…
CREDIT CARD DILEMMA REVISITED Dear Editor: I read the letter last week about the husband who has too many credit cards. I think that this is a real problem in…
CHANGE OF WEATHER Dear Editor: Now that Fall has officially come our way I would like to remind everyone out there to put on the proper outwear before going outside….
TEFILLIN CHECK Dear Editor: This past Sunday, Cong. Kneseth Israel “The White Shul” was the location where hundreds took advantage of the wonderful opportunity during the month of Elul, to have…
WHAT’S UP WITH WHAT’S APP Dear Editor: I’ve finally done it. I’ve gotten rid of my smart phone. First it started with my deleting what’s app. It was too time…
MAY MOSHIACH COME SOON Dear Editor: In last week’s issue and many times before, you always wish for Moshiach. It is apparent to me that you do not own a…
SOFRIM VISIT Dear Editor: Today, Twin Oaks Village and neighboring communities had the special opportunity to host 3 Sofrim from the world renowned Hanacha K’Halacha Tefillin Program. Free of charge,…
RESPECT FOR SEFORIM Dear Editor: I think people need to be more sensitive to not leaving seforim open when they walk away from them. They should not to sit on…
CHALUTZIM Dear Editor: Kol Hakavod L Chalutzim b Bloomingburg. CHAZAK!!! M.T. Editor’s Note: I heard there is a mitzvah or a sheilah of a mitzvah of yeshivas Eretz Yisroel. There…
FLOODED Dear Editor: Last week my house had a major flood, as did many houses in our neighborhood. I would like to thank two people for helping me out. Alan…
RESPONSES Dear Editor: Last week a writer was complaining that storeowners have to pay a fine of 250 dollars for keeping the doors open when the air conditioner is on…
RESPECT GOES TWO WAYS Dear Editor: I am not Jewish, but I do read your magazine and especially your page. I have read a couple times about how the Jewish…
SANDERS RUNNING Dear Editor: There is a rumor circulating that Bernie Sanders intends to run for the presidency even after the November election when we elect a new president. Is…
KIDDUSH HASHEM Dear Editor: Today, when I was strolling down the streets, a delivery boy asked me for an address and I kindly answered him and showed him where to…
MOHAMMED ALI Dear Editor: In the last edition of your magazine there was an article about “Famous Ali’s Quotes.” If I did not know better, I would think this man…
NEW TREES REVISITED Dear Editor: One point that has not been mentioned yet by anyone is the fact that the homeowner has to pay the water tax for all the…
NEW TREES Dear Editor: Thank you for a fine publication. In reference to the article about new trees being planted, I’d like to make a short comment. The article states,…
OBAMA’S AGENDA Dear Editor: Obama’s facade is deliberately abating now that a new inauguration is imminent. He is gradually inching towards his genuine beliefs and it’s certainly showing. Obama is…
FOUR QUESTIONS Dear Editor: I have 4 questions on Purim whose answers can be found in the Megilla. 1. How do we know that the people in Shushan were deaf?…
POLITICAL OPINION Dear Editor: My opinion is that “Ted Cruz” is the best presidential candidate for Israel! Rivkie R. Dear Editor: Donald Trump is best for Israel. He doesn’t…
